Bushmaster Rifle Prices Rise After Connecticut Shooting

ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Sen. Diane Feinstein is among those calling for more gun control as demand for bushmaster assault rifles skyrocket.

The price for a bushmaster has gone up by as much as 50 percent since Friday. The AR-15 assault rifle is the most popular style of rifle to buy, usually used for target practice or hunting small game. But, it was also a killer’s weapon of choice to gun down 26 people in Connecticut.

Now gun shop owners say it will cost a lot more. The AR-15 is now in the crosshairs of people calling for more gun control.